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The New Testament uses a number of athletic metaphors in discussing Christianity, especially in the Pauline epistles and the Epistle to the Hebrews.Such metaphors also appear in the writings of contemporary philosophers, such as Epictetus and Philo, [2] drawing on the tradition of the Olympic Games, [3] and this may have influenced New Testament use of the imagery.
Animation of a piledriver. A piledriver is a professional wrestling driver move in which the wrestler grabs their opponent, turns them upside-down, and drops into a sitting or kneeling position, driving the opponent head-first into the mat. [1] The technique is said to have been innovated by Wild Bill Longson. [2]
The fall-forward version of the move were both used by Billy Gunn as the One & Only and later popularized by Ted DiBiase Jr., who used a modified version in which he dropped the opponent to one side, naming it the Dream Street. Jinder Mahal currently uses the kneeling side slam version of this move, calling it the Khallas.
Most moves are known by the names that professional wrestlers give their "finishing move" (signature moves that usually result in a win) names. Occasionally, these names become popular and are used regardless of the wrestler performing the technique. Moves are listed under general categories whenever possible.
In professional wrestling a DDT is any move in which the wrestler has the opponent in a front facelock/inverted headlock and falls down / backwards to drive the opponent's head into the mat. The classic DDT is performed by putting the opponent in a front facelock and falling backwards so that the opponent is forced to dive forward onto their ...
Aerial techniques, also known as "high-flying moves" are performance techniques used in professional wrestling for simulated assault on opponents. The techniques involve jumping from the ring's posts and ropes, demonstrating the speed and agility of smaller, nimble and acrobatically inclined wrestlers, with many preferring this style instead of throwing or locking the opponent.
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Piledriver, a 1972 album by Status Quo; Piledriver: The Wrestling Album II, a 1987 album produced by the World Wrestling Federation; Piledriver (band), a Canadian thrash/heavy metal band; Piledriver (comics), a Marvel Comics villain "Piledriver" (Space Ghost Coast to Coast), a television episode; The Piledriver, a drop tower ride at WWE Niagara ...